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UNDRR report published to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020, confirms how extreme weather events have come to dominate the disaster landscape in the 21st century. The statistics in this report are from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Di…
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With the deadline for achieving Target E of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 just around the corner at the end of 2020, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) presents this report as an overview of the status of countries’ progress towards this target. This report covers progress made by Member States fro…
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Suva –Local wisdom, ownership and leadership are critical factors for effective humanitarian action in support of communities exposed and vulnerable to climate and disaster risk. Preparedness and response planning need to be more collaborative and inclusive, the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) ’s webinar on ‘Local Humanitarian Action for a Res…
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10 November 2020 - 12 November 2020
Date and Time 10 - 12 November 2020 7-8:30 AM New York City, Panama | 12-1:30 PM London | 1-2:30 PM Geneva | 2-3:30 PM Cairo, Cape Town | 9-10:30 PM Incheon Day 1 Recording Day 2 Recording Day 3 Recording   Background and Introduction The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the Sustainable Development…
The 2020 edition of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) focuses on “good risk governance”. Many disasters can be avoided or minimized if there are disaster disk deduction strategies and national adaptation plans in place to manage and reduce existing levels of risk and to avoid the creation of new risk.  In recognition of the…
Since the tragedy of the 2015 earthquakes, Nepal has undergone a political and structural transformation in how it approaches disaster risk governance. This has resulted in the decentralization of authority to the lowest levels of government in an effort to build resilience from the ground up.  Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is most effective when…
  Webinar Recording   Background   COVID-19 has been a massive challenge for cities that are being tested with extremes of COVID-19 spread, with simultaneous health, social and economic crises. Cities and local authorities who are at the forefront of combatting COVID-19, with continuous management of a wide range of public health o…
Webinar Risk Governance in context of Systemic Risk in the Americas and the Caribbean - International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean Date: Tuesday, October 13th. 9:00 a.m. (Panama time). Registration link: https://undrr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yds2kF_8QHSAl9kTNm3gfQ #ItsAllAbo…
Context and Justification   Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by disasters are from developing countri…
Contexto y Introducción   Todas las comunidades están expuestas a emergencias y desastres relacionados con cualquier tipo de amenazas naturales, brotes epidémicos y aquellas producidas por el hombre, biológicas, químicas, radiológicas, tecnológicas, conflictos y otros. En un contexto de urbanización creciente y cambio climático, la frecuenci…
In an important step towards creating a more resilient region and better prepared to face disasters, the Government of the Republic of Haiti approved the National Risk and Disaster Management Plan 2019-2030, a result of an inclusive, multisectoral and participative process. The recently approved plan calls for a resilient perspective in Haiti while pro…
The Government of Jamaica, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) are pleased to announce that the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean will be held next year in 2021.…
Acerca del curso   En los últimos 20 años los desastres han afectado a 4.400 millones de personas, han causado 2 billones de dólares de daños y han matado a 1,3 millones de personas. Los desastres han afectado a las personas que viven en los países en desarrollo y, en particular, a las comunidades másvulnerables de esos países. En particular, en…
About the course   Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed 1.3 million people. Disasters have affected people living in developing countries and, in particular,  the most vulnerable communities within these countries. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization,…
  Background   A first IPU/UNDRR/WHO webinar for parliamentarians and parliamentary staff on COVID-19 was held on 28 April 2020. Based on the outcomes of the webinar and the feedback received from participants, a topic requiring further knowledge and discussion on the part of parliamentarians and parliamentary staff is the better integrati…

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